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Job Description:
We are seeking experienced Transactional Paralegals to support a leading law firm client on a temporary basis. This role will assist attorneys with a variety of corporate and transactional matters, with a preference for candidates who have exposure to real estate transactions. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, highly organized, and comfortable working in a fast-paced law firm environment.
Key Responsibilities
• Support attorneys in all phases of transactional matters
• Prepare, review, organize, and maintain transaction-related documentation
• Assist with due diligence, document management, and closing activities
• Coordinate signature collection and execution of legal documents
• Track transaction milestones, deadlines, and deliverables
• Manage electronic and physical deal files
• Conduct legal, corporate, and property-related research as needed
• Communicate effectively with attorneys, clients, and internal stakeholders
• Provide administrative and project support for multiple ongoing matters
Qualifications
• 3+ years of transactional paralegal experience in a law firm or corporate legal department
• Experience supporting corporate transactions, mergers and acquisitions, financing transactions, or other commercial matters
• Real estate transaction experience preferred
• Strong document management and organizational skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and legal document management systems
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Paralegal certificate preferred but not required
Work Arrangement
• Onsite in New York City Monday through Friday
• Immediate availability preferred
Ideal Candidate
• Prior law firm experience
• Experience supporting high-volume transactional practices
• Comfortable working independently while managing multiple matters simultaneously
The Compensation range for this role is $30.00 to 40.00 hourly. Actual compensation within that range will be dependent upon the individual's location, skills, experience and qualifications.
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Your specific salary will be determined based on several factors:
Location-based market rate for the role
Your abilities in relation to the job specification
Performance during screening and interview
Pay parity with the wider team in the considered location
Further details about the package will be provided during the initial screening call with the Talent Acquisition Team.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree and/or Paralegal Certificate
- 3+ years of litigation paralegal experience within a law firm environment
- Experience supporting complex litigation matters
- Strong understanding of discovery, document management, and litigation workflows
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work independently and professionally with attorneys and clients
- High level of organization, professionalism, and discretion
- Experience working in a fast-paced legal environment with competing priorities
- Large law firm experience
- Experience with litigation support technology and eDiscovery platforms
- Ability to work in-office as required by the client
- Proven track record supporting high-profile legal matters
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Healthcare Strength — Health, dental, and vision coverage is described as available for full-time, direct-hire employees, alongside life and disability protections and an employee assistance program. Access to these staples is portrayed as a meaningful part of the total rewards package for eligible roles.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) plan with employer matching is described as part of the U.S. benefits offering. Having retirement support is positioned as a baseline benefit that some employees value.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is characterized as good or decent in certain roles, suggesting market-aligned compensation exists in parts of the organization. Total compensation is also framed positively in some accounts that bundle pay with core benefits.
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Epiq, a global technology-enabled services leader to the legal industry and corporations, takes on large-scale, increasingly complex tasks for corporate counsel, law firms, and business professionals with efficiency, clarity, and confidence. Clients rely on Epiq to streamline the administration of legal department and business operations, class action and mass tort, eDiscovery, regulatory, compliance, restructuring, and bankruptcy matters. Epiq subject-matter experts and technologies create efficiency through expertise and deliver confidence to high-performing clients around the world. Learn more at www.epiqglobal.com.
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